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\nU.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the vast and \u201cunprecedented\u201d authority of DOGE, formally known as the U.S. Digital Service, combined with its \u201cunusual secrecy\u201d warrant the urgent release of its internal documents under the Freedom of Information Act.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe authority exercised by USDS across the federal government and the dramatic cuts it has apparently made with no congressional input appear to be unprecedented,\u201d Cooper wrote in a 37-page opinion.”<\/p>\n
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